Pine Nut and Cranberry Picnic Chicken Salad Sandwiches
I am delighted to bring you my 3rd Swanson Canned Chicken recipe creation, as part of the Swanson Chicken Blogger Enthusiast Program! The theme for this recipe is Spring Time in the Park, so I decided to create something simple and portable, but so incredibly tasty (if I do say so myself).
Pine Nut and Cranberry Picnic Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Ingredients:
1 can of Swanson Canned Chicken (or course you can double the recipe if you have more than 4 people)
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup pine nuts
3/4 cup mayo
1 cup shredded swiss or jack cheese (I found a swiss & gruyere blend!)
Salt and pepper to taste
Loaf of fresh ciabatta bread
Tomatoes & lettuce (optional)
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 tsp basil
1/4 tsp oregano
2 cloves garlic (crushed/minced)
Begin by mixing the last four ingredients. This mixture is what you will brush on the Ciabatta bread slices. In small bowl, measure olive oil, add spices and crush garlic. Blend well and let sit.
In a separate large bowl, drain and add chicken, cranberries, pine nuts, mayo, cheese, salt and pepper. Mix well and refrigerate.
Heat large skillet or griddle to medium.
Slice Ciabatta bread into 1/4 inch slices. Liberally brush or spoon olive oil mixture on each slice and place this side down on griddle. Cook until light brown and slightly crispy.
For your picnic, you can bring the cooled bread slices in a plastic bag, and the chicken salad mixture in a disposable container. It’s quick and easy to make the sandwiches right on the spot! When assembling the sandwiches, place the filling on the toasted sides of the bread, so the outside of the sandwich will be soft.
Make sure you check out the other recipes I created using Swanson Chicken – Chicken Wraps with Cool Avocado Dressing and Chicken and Dumplings!
*I will be compensated for creating and posting this original recipe for Swanson Canned Chicken.
17 Responses
Wow, they look delicious! I would love every single bite from the tart cranberries to the crunch of the nuts and the garlic oil on the bread….mmmm!
Thanks Nichol! I knew it would be good, but was surprised at HOW good they were. The bread being crispy on one side and soft on the other really gave the whole sandwich a neat texture.
mmmm, they look so good
Thanks Melinda!
that looks sooo yummy!!!
Wow i never thought to put cranberries in that but great idea!
Yum! This salad looks great 🙂
thanks for sharing looks so good!!
Wow, cranberries and pine nuts…interesting. Love it!
this looks delicious! I love chicken salad!
Looks delicous! Thank you for the recipe!
This looks so good! I really like the Pecan Chicken Salad Sandwich at Arby’s so your Picnic Chicken Salad Sandwich is a nice twist on similar ingredients plus some really flavorful extras. I love that the canned chicken is such a time saver.
Looks really great and from the ingredients it is very healthy too. Will have to give this one a try
what time is lunch jennifer???….looks and sounds so yummy! have to try it soon!
This looks very tasty! I am going to get the ingredients next trip to the grocery store.
This looks delicious and reminds me of the after Thanksgiving lunch we normally enjoy with turkey, cranberry sauce, cheese with stuffing. I love the bread you have it looks yummy!
Looks so good! Even just the bread with the olive oil mixture looks fantastic i could make it with some pasta thanks!